Show Conference Stresses Soil Conservation Continuation of our American standard standard standard stan stan- dard of living and our modern modem civilization civilization civilization civil civil- depend on how well we take care of our land and water resources was the emphatic statement of Archie M. M Mellor chairman of the Sanpete County AAA Committee upon his re return return return re- re turn from attending the Utah State Conference of County AAA committeemen committeemen committeemen commit- commit held in Salt Lake City Attending the conference from Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete County along with Mr Mellor were E. E H. H Anderson and Adella Adelia E E. Mellor Mr Mellor said the conference I stressed the importance of having farmers farmers farmers far far- mers familiar with the provisions of the Agricultural Conservation program so they can use it to protect the Nations Nation's Nations Nation's Nations Nation's Na Na- tion's most valuable natural resource our soil He Re said the program is being made more flexible each year to meet the conservation needs of individual farms and ranches County and community committeemen are being given more responsibility in administering the pro pro- gram This year 10 per cent of the county allocation of conservation funds can be used on a practice selected bythe by bythe bythe the county committee Through a conservation needs survey the county committee has gone over the county to determine what needs to be done to protect soil and water resources and build better farms and ranches Mr Mellor said that county committe committeemen committeemen com- com mitte men are being given more opportunity op opportunity opportunity op- op and responsibility in making recommendations for the farm fann program program program pro pro- gram each year |